Well, yes. I do think something that is guaranteed is better than something that is not guaranteed. You've at least somewhat accurately captured my position, th

Well, yes. I do think something that is guaranteed is better than something that is not guaranteed. You've at least somewhat accurately captured my position, though with the weird implicit assumption that "guaranteed by convention" means anything at all. >but i'm not sure how to convince you of this truth, so (shrug) You'd need some pretty compelling evidence to convince me that something that is not guaranteed is as good as something that is guaranteed, so I can see why you're struggling. With your admissions, all I can really say is good luck convincing me or anyone.